SC Ready Quiz

Look at the picture of answers.  Which title should be enclosed in quotation marks instead of being written in italics?  

• Mark My Words
• I Love the Cardinal's Song
• The Return of the Vikings
• Coyotes Capture Championship Trophy

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the sentences.  
I have a new friend named Paige Turner.  I can't figure out why everybody giggles when she says her name out loud.  
Which is the correct way to combine sentences?

• I have a new friend named Paige Turner I can't figure out why everybody giggles when she says her name out loud.
• I have a new friend named Paige Turner, I can't figure out why everybody giggles when she says her name out loud.
• I have a new friend named Paige Turner, but I can't figure out why everybody giggles when she says her name out loud.  
• I have a new friend named Paige Turner but I can't figure out why everybody giggles when she says her name out loud.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Read the paragraph.
I tried watermelon with salt on it because one day my great-aunt told me she liked it that way.  It tasted very different from plain watermelon, but it was pretty good.  I still like plain watermelon best, so I will __________ eat it plain, but once in a while I will eat it with salt just for fun.  Which word best completes the sentence?

• finally
• usually
• therefore
• additionally

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

Read the paragraph from the story.
Danya stood in the long line in the lunchroom and looked around curiously while she waited her turn.  The room was packed with students, but it looked like only those who had brought a lunch from home were eating.  There were no school lunches at the counter yet.  Danya wondered what was causing the delay.  Then she saw a lunchroom worker come through the door from the kitch, pushing a large cart full of fresh, hot food.  The room erupted with cheers.  Choose the best concluding sentence for the paragraph.

• Danya was really hungry!
• Finally the food was ready!
• The other students in line were growing impatient.
• Danya wondered what the excitement was all about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Look at the picture.  A student has made a plan for research.  Read the plan and the directions that follow.  
The student found the following sources.  Which source would most likely have information needed to answer the research question?

• A newspaper article that offers recommendations about new movies
• a magazine article called "Will Silent Movies Become Popular Again?"
• a webpage that allows users to make silent movies featuring cartoon characters
• a chapter called "The Age of the Silent Movie" in a book titled A History of Movies

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A student is writing a research report about using bikes for transportation.  Read the passage from her report and directions that follow.
The student found information in different sources.  Choose two pieces of information that support the claim in the student's paragraph.

• 1) You spend more time in the open air on your bike, which is good for your health. 2) Bike riding is an excellent way to exercise because you use "pedal power" to make your bike go.
• 1) It is almost impossible to forget how to ride a bicycle. 2) A car provides better protection against the rain than a bike does. 
• 1) It is very critical that you wear a bike helmet at all times when riding your bike. 2) You spend more time in the open air on your bike, which is good for your health. 
• 1) Bike riding is an excellent way to exercise because you use "pedal power" to make your bike go.  2) Biking shorts are very comfortable, but you do not have to wear them to ride your bike successfully.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

A student is planning to write a research report about whether video games are good for kids. Which question would best focus the research so that the student would find information to use in the report?

• When is a good time to introduce children to video games?

• Which video games are most popular with young people?

• What are some positive effects of playing video games?

• How do people begin a career creating video games?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

• A

• B

• C

• D